Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Youth, May 2023
prepared by Alvin R. Blount
Diocese of East Tennessee
American Panda
-Gloria Chao
-Kindle $8.99
-hardcover $17.99
-paperback $10.99
-336 pages
-ages: 12 years up
-S&S Books for Young Readers
-2019
-description: Following her parents’ master plan of doing well in school, becoming a doctor, attending MIT, Mei can’t bring herself to tell them that she hates germs, falls asleep in class, and has a crush on another boy who isn’t Taiwanese. The Wall Street Journal states this book is “weepingly funny.”
Chao, G. (2019). American Panda. S&S Books for Young Readers.
The Astonishing Color of After
-Emily X. R. Pan
-Kindle $8.99
-paperback $7.69
-480 pages
-ages: 12 years up
-Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
-2019
-description: After Leigh’s mother dies by suicide, she is certain that she turned into a bird after deathe. This story of hope, despair, developing new relationships, and uncovering family secrets, is about finding oneself through family history, art, and love.
Pan, E. X. R. (2019). The Astonishing Color of After. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.